
Caption | Hyuga sunken in shallow water, near Kure, Japan, 28 Jul 1945; photo taken by USS Shangri-La aircraft ww2dbase | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-490227 | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 28 Jul 1945 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Kure, Hiroshima, Japan | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
Added Date | 18 Oct 2013 | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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